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Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday went past Kapil Dev’s 434 Test wickets to become the second-highest wicket-taker for India in the longest format of the game, arriving at the landmark in his 85th match.
The 35-year-old Ashwin accomplished the accomplishment in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka.
Kapil had reached the accomplishment in 131 matches. The legendary Anil Kumble tops the graph with 619 wickets in 132 matches.
Ashwin drew level with Kapil Dev when he took the wicket of Pathum Nissanka during Sri Lanka’s second innings. He then dismissed Charith Asalanka to get his 435th wicket.
In the first innings, he had enlisted figures of 2/49, assisting the hosts with taking a mammoth 400-run lead.
Ashwin is the fourth Indian bowler to take in excess of 400 wickets in Test cricket. He likewise turned into the 10th most noteworthy Test wicket-taker ever, moving past New Zealand extraordinary Richard Hadlee (431) and Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath (433) too, aside from Kapil.
Just four Indian bowlers: Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kapil Dev and Harbhajan Singh have taken in excess of 400 wickets in Test cricket.
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